Lake Charles woman arrested after pedestrian was struck and killed Friday night
Candice Rae Walker Peloquin, 34, of Lake Charles. (Source: CPSO)
By Davon Cole | April 10, 2021 at 11:21 AM CDT - Updated April 10 at 3:26 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A Lake Charles woman was arrested for DWI first offense and open container Friday night after allegedly striking and killing a man on US 171.
According to Louisiana State Police Trooper Derek Senegal, troopers from Troop D responded to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on US 171 near Theriot Road in Calcasieu Parish on Friday, April 9, at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Senegal says the crash claimed the life of Benjamin Lewis Murray, 50, of Lake Charles, and the initial investigation revealed the crash occurred as Murray was attempting to walk across the northbound lanes of travel on US 171.